What does « Brada » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Brada (برد) in the Quran, with 5 verses in which it appears, and a detailed explanation from Al-Raghib al-Asfahani's Mufradat fi gharib al-Qur'an.

برد

Brada

Root: ب - ر - د

Quranic language 5 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Brada

Al-bard (cold): opposite of heat.

Allah says: 'We said: O fire, be coolness (bardan) and peace for Ibrahim' (Al-Anbiyâ': 69).

Al-barad: hail.

Allah says: 'He sends down from the sky hail (barad)' (An-Nûr: 43).

Brada in the Quran (5)

Meccan: 4 Medinan: 1

Distribution of verses by surah

Al-Anbiya 1

An-Nur 1

Sad 1

Al-Waqi'a 1

An-Naba 1

Surah Al-Anbiya : 69 Meccan

﴿قُلْنَا يَٰنَارُ كُونِى بَرْدًا وَسَلَٰمًا عَلَىٰٓ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ﴾

Allah said, "O fire, be coolness and safety upon Abraham."

Surah An-Nur : 43 Medinan

﴿أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُزْجِى سَحَابًا ثُمَّ يُؤَلِّفُ بَيْنَهُۥ ثُمَّ يَجْعَلُهُۥ رُكَامًا فَتَرَى ٱلْوَدْقَ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ خِلَٰلِهِۦ وَيُنَزِّلُ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مِن جِبَالٍ فِيهَا مِنۢ بَرَدٍ فَيُصِيبُ بِهِۦ مَن يَشَآءُ وَيَصْرِفُهُۥ عَن مَّن يَشَآءُ يَكَادُ سَنَا بَرْقِهِۦ يَذْهَبُ بِٱلْأَبْصَٰرِ﴾

Do you not see that Allah drives clouds? Then He brings them together, then He makes them into a mass, and you see the rain emerge from within it. And He sends down from the sky, mountains [of clouds] within which is hail, and He strikes with it whom He wills and averts it from whom He wills. The flash of its lightening almost takes away the eyesight.

Surah Sad : 42 Meccan

﴿ٱرْكُضْ بِرِجْلِكَ هَٰذَا مُغْتَسَلٌۢ بَارِدٌ وَشَرَابٌ﴾

[So he was told], "Strike [the ground] with your foot; this is a [spring for] a cool bath and drink."

Surah Al-Waqi'a : 44 Meccan

﴿لَّا بَارِدٍ وَلَا كَرِيمٍ﴾

Neither cool nor beneficial.

Surah An-Naba : 24 Meccan

﴿لَّا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا بَرْدًا وَلَا شَرَابًا﴾

They will not taste therein [any] coolness or drink

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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Mon 21 Jumada al-Awwal
الاثنين 21 جمادى الأولى

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ وَمَلَٰٓئِكَتَهُۥ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى ٱلنَّبِىِّ ۚ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ صَلُّوا۟ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا۟ تَسْلِيمًا

God and His angels shower their blessings on the Prophet. O believers, you should also send your blessings on him, and salute him with a worthy greeting.

Al-Ahzab 33:56

Blessings on the Prophet ﷺ

What does « Brada » mean in the Quran?

Definition of Brada

Brada in the Quran (5)

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What does « Brada » mean in the Quran?